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• "Joe Biden signs the historic US$ 1.9tn Covid relief package - into law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the American Rescue Plan - by the team of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "marks one year since it triggered - widespread shutdowns across the US !"

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• "the Biden-Harris team says - before signing the landmark legislation into law:  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone - of this country !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "it is the biggest progressive spending package in generations - that is critical for steering the US towards the end of it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "but Joe Biden also acknowledges the pain it had caused - 530,000 !"

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• "the Biden-Harris administration plans - a huge vaccination program !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "and rebuild shattered businesses in the months ahead - to launch the next phase of the Covid response !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• Joe Biden:  "there is light at the end of this dark tunnel - of the past year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "but we cannot let our guard down now - or assume the victory is inevitable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "together, we are going to get through this - and usher in a healthier and more hopeful future !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "controlling of it and administering vaccines - has been the greatest operational challenge the country has faced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "so far, more than 62 million people have been vaccinated - this week there is a new record of 2.9m vaccinations in one day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "it is a year to the night since Donald Trump delivered an address - that came after he repeatedly claimed Covid would somehow disappear on its own !"

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• "one year ago it became tangible for most Americans - with many companies telling staff to work from home, if they were able to !"

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• "in the period since there were deficient responses of several states - and some healthcare systems pushed close to collapse !"

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• "and under Trump there was a lack of federal action - at the height of it, more than 14% of working Americans were out of a job !"

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• "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to instill optimism - with the rate of new infections and hospitalizations are now falling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "we are really warping the speed of vaccine shots now - we are doing pretty good across the country - we are going to hit 100m soon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "there will be enough vaccine for all American adults - by the end of May !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the stimulus package is the first major legislative victory - for the Biden-Harris team !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "and promises to raise millions of Americans - out of poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "it includes US$ 1,400 payments for eligible individuals - along with hundreds of billions of dollars to bolster vaccine distribution - and extended unemployment assistance !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "no Republicans in Congress had voted for the bill - but it has strong public support - a clear majority of American voters support the rescue package !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "challenges still remain in delivering vaccines, however - as well as the actions of several states, such as Texas !"

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• "that have started to ease restrictions such as mask mandates - and to reopen too early !"

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• "Barack Obama is increasing the pressure - not to back away from the core strategies to fight climate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the adoption of clean energy in the US - is irreversible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the truth is, that climate is not a partisan issue - it’s an issue that all of us must care about, regardless of political affiliation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "we must keep up our work - on improving energy efficiency - and inventing - new energy sources !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "every person on the planet - has an interest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "in making sure - that transition happens as quickly as possible !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Barack Obama presents a three-point plan - to help struggling American families !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "it proposes raising about US$ 320bn additional revenue !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "by increasing capital gains and dividends rates to 28% - for wealthy couples with more than US$ 500,000 in annual income !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "by closing loopholes - by which the rich could avoid tax !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "and by introducing a new fee on bigger banks - and financial services companies !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "that money would be used - to allow people not covered by company pension plans to save for retirement !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "as well as paid - sick leave !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "and two years of free community college - for those who qualify !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "Barack Obama repeats his appeal - for greater co-operation between political parties in Washington !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "in the aftermath of the government shutdown - and the national debt crisis !!!!!!!!!!!!"

• ""no winners" have emerged - from the political drama !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "at a time when our economy - needs more growth and more jobs !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the manufactured crises actually - harms jobs and growth !!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the way business is done in Washington - has to change !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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• "the Democratic plan - seeks to raise nearly US$ 1tn in new tax revenues - by closing some tax breaks for the wealthy !!!"

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• "the Democrats' plan aims to reduce deficits by US$ 1.85tn - over 10 years !!!"

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• "through an equal mix of tax increases - and spending cuts !!!!"

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• "the Republican plan aims to reach a small surplus by 2023 - through deep cuts to health care and social programs !!!"

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• "that aid the poor !!!!!!"

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• "the Office of Management and Budget - has compiled an official report on the breakdown of the US$ 85bn cuts package !!"

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• "the document reveals a detailed list - of how the cuts will hurt spending at every level of government !!!"

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• "it shows that research spending - at the department of agriculture is hitted by US$ 55m of cuts !!"

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• "while US$ 150m goes from the immigration system at the department of homeland security !!"

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• "the Pentagon faces widespread cuts !!!"

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• "it is losing some US$ 2.6bn from its defense health program - and US$ 3.4bn dollars from the navy's operation and maintenance budget  !!"

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• "the army faces losing US$ 4.6bn from its equivalent budget !!!"

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• "Obama warns of a "ripple effect" - through the American economy !!!!"

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• "John Boehner leaves a meeting with House Republicans - after they call off plans to vote on the Fiscal Cliff proposals !!"

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• "Republican House Speaker John Boehner - is publicly humiliated !!!"

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• "unable to command enough support - to secure passage of the bill !!"

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• "tea party-backed members are unable - to stomach the prospect of voting for any tax rise !!!!!!"

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• "even for those earning - US$ 1m or more !!!!!!"

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• "Barack Obama warns of scrooge Christmas - for the US !!!!"

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• "just a handful of Republicans in Congress - hold middle-class tax cuts hostage !!!!!"

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• "simply because they do not want - tax rates !!!!!!"

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• "on upper-income folks - to go up !!!!!!"